Posts by: Isaura Santos

Isaura Santos

Isaura Santos graduated with a BS in Cell and Molecular Biology from Universidade Nova de Lisboa and a MA in Communication, Culture and Information Technologies from University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL). Her professional interests include science communication, public awareness of science and communication of science through entertainment.

May 5, 2015November 6, 2015

FDA Approves BREO® ELLIPTA® To Treat Adults With Asthma In The US

Asthma, News

GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance, Inc. recently announced that the FDA has approved BREO® ELLIPTA® (fluticasone furoate/vilanterol ) as a once-daily treatment of asthma for patients aged 18 and older. However, Breo ... Read more

May 1, 2015November 9, 2015

UAB Awarded $11 Million Department of Defense Grant To Study COPD

COPD, News

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) will be leading a multisite study to assess the role of beta blockers in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This project will be ... Read more

April 29, 2015April 29, 2015

LUNGevity’s Lung Cancer Hope Month Celebrates Progress And Promise Of Lung Cancer Research

Lung Cancer, News

The LUNGevity Foundation, a leading nonprofit lung cancer organization, will kick off Lung Cancer Hope Month in May with the HOPE Summit, the inspiring 5th annual survivor-ship summit in Washington, D.C., and the “Hope ... Read more

April 29, 2015November 5, 2015

Pulmonary Hypertension Association Marks World PH Day On May 5

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

On May 5, those that live with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and their families and loved ones are being asked to participate in a worldwide social media campaign to advocate for the fight against ... Read more

April 27, 2015November 5, 2015

Corbus Pharmaceuticals Receives $5 Million Award From Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics To Advance Resunab

Cystic Fibrosis, News

Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, a clinical stage drug company developing therapies for rare, life-threatening inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, recently announced it has received a $5 million award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc. (CFFT). ... Read more

April 24, 2015April 24, 2015

New SU2C-American Cancer Society Lung Cancer Dream Team Recently Announced

Lung Cancer

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) have recently announced at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the establishment of a $20 ... Read more

April 24, 2015November 5, 2015

RI Hospital Pulmonary Hypertension Center Receives Accreditation By PHA

Pulmonary Hypertension

The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) has awarded the Pulmonary Hypertension Center at Rhode Island Hospital through its accreditation program, making it one of the nation’s first centers of its kind ... Read more

April 22, 2015November 5, 2015

Injection-Based MINOCIN For Treating Acinetobacter in CF Gets FDA New Drug Application Approval

Cystic Fibrosis, News

The Medicines Company recently announced that it has received approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for MINOCIN® (minocycline) for Injection, a new formulation to address ... Read more

April 21, 2015November 9, 2015

Blood Eosinophil Count Can Predict ICS Response On COPD Exacerbations

COPD, News

Findings from a recent study published in The Lancet journal entitled “Blood eosinophil counts, exacerbations, and response to the addition of inhaled fluticasone furoate to vilanterol in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ... Read more

April 15, 2015November 6, 2015

Practice Fusion And AstraZeneca Partner for PHM Initiative For Asthma, COPD

Asthma, News

Practice Fusion, an Electronic Health Records (EHR) provider, and AstraZeneca recently renounced a Population Health Management (PHM) program for members of Practice Fusion’s community that includes about 112,000 medical professionals. The program provides data-driven insights that ... Read more